This week, Raglan’s Director of Strategy, Projects and Public Affairs, Jean-Francois Verret, provides the latest update on the mine’s innovative wind-storage project for its northern Quebec site. With the aim of reducing diesel costs, the mine is installing a unique energy system incorporating a 3MW wind turbine and a test bed of three energy storage technologies. If Read More
The mining industry is changing the way it manages energy. In recent years rising costs have driven the industry to focus on efficiency, but efficiency can only go so far. To solve this growing challenge the industry is moving towards renewables for both grid-tied and remote sites (see examples here, here, here and here). Below we Read More
Quebec based independent power producer Windiga Energy has announced the commissioning of a 20MV PV plant which will be located in Zina, in the Mouhoun province of Burkina Faso. This is set to be the largest PV power station in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project will be built and operated by Siemens Energy Smart Generation Solutions. The Honourable Edward Fast, Canada’s Minister Read More
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, led by The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, has announced a Trade Mission to South Africa and Tanzania with a focus on renewables, mining, energy, oil and gas. The Renewables and Mining Summit, Johannesburg, June 23-24, organised by Energy and Mines (part of Canadian Clean Energy Conferences) will Read More
This is one of the first examples of the use of remote renewables in a Canadian mine-site. Faced with the increased price uncertainty and logistical issues of transporting diesel to beyond the arctic circle, Rio Tinto's Diavik mine took on the remarkable challenge of developing a wind power project in extreme conditions. This case-studies provides strategic Read More
